Lace-fastener.



W. H. SGHWBITZER. LAGE FASTENER. nrLIcATIoN FILED JULY 19,1908.

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UNITED sraasgigannr onirica WILLIAM HENRY SCHWEITZER, OF HOCHI'IEIM, TEXAS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY Sonwnrrznn, a citizen oi' the United States, residing at Hochheim, in the county of Dewitt and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lace-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lace fasteners, the object of the invention being to provide a fastener for laces such as are used on shoes, corsets, gloves and the like, whereby the necessity of tying the lace or the ends thereof together is obviated, simple means being provided for securely fastening the end of the lace after the saine has been inserted and passed through the usual eyelets.

1With the above general object in View, the nature of which will niore fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figu re l is an elevation showing the fastener used in connection with the shoe lace. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View of the saine. Fig. 23 1s an outside face view of the device. Fig. 4

is a side elevation of the fastener applied to an eyelet before the latter is clenched in place. Fig. 5 is a sectional view thereof after the eyelet has been clenched.

The fastening device of this invention is used in connection with the ordinary eyelet l of any usual or perfect construction, the fastening device, per se,consisting of a coil 2 having any desired number of convolutions, one end of the coil being secured fast to the eyelet in any convenient way, such as by bracing While the opposite end of the coil is preferably closed as shown at 3 to prevent LACE-FASTENER.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

1908. Serial No. 442,935.

l the lace fronl passing between the convolutions of the coil at the outer end. The lace shown at et after being inserted through the l usual eyelets 5 of the shoe, glove, corset or g o ther article is carried through the final eyel let l to which the fastener coil is secured and after the lace is drawn taut, it is carried back between two nienibers or convolutions i' of the coil in a inanner clearly illustrated in i Fig. 3 and then carried around until a loop I is formed by the lace around itself as clearly i shown in said figure whereupon the tension J on the body portion of the lace has the effect of drawing the loop inore tightly around the ,l body of the lace, which prevents any possi- I bility of the lace Working loose. Furthermore, the lace is held yieldingly by the spring l coils which has the effect of easing up slightly on the lace and preventing undue and excessive strain being brought to bear on the lace which would tend to cause the saine to part. The device, therefore, not only forins l a secure fastening :for the lacebut adds inaA l terially to the hle and durabillty of the lace by reason of the yielding action described. l I claiin:-

l. The combination with an eyelet, of a l coil spring secured thereto and arranged substantially concentric with the opening of the l eyelet.

2. The combination with aneyelet, of a lace fastener secured thereto and consisting of a coil s ring the outer convolutions of which are cllosed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature l two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY SCHWEFZER.

in presence of lVitnesses:

F. D. BLAeKwnLL, E. F. Hoon. 

